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Time Machine Lineup

Six firsts in entertainment. Put them in order. Then put the kettle on.

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Number 1, the oldest: A cinema charges for the first public film screening.

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Number 6, the newest: The first CDs and CD players go on sale.
Number 3: The first legal TV commercial airs (for a watch).

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A cinema charges for the first public film screening · 28 Dec 1895, Lumière brothers, Paris
The first commercial radio broadcast · 2 Nov 1920, KDKA, Pittsburgh
The first legal TV commercial airs (for a watch) · 1 Jul 1941, Bulova, WNBT New York
The arcade game Pong arrives · 1972, Atari
The Sony Walkman goes on sale · 1 Jul 1979, Japan
The first CDs and CD players go on sale · Oct 1982, Japan

Every answer is also printed at the back of the book, with its page number.